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Modal Use Example sentence

will for polite request Will you help me with my homework?

for prediction It will rain on Friday.

for spontaneous decision I will help you carry the bag.

for habits Manya will always be late!

would for polite request Would you help me carry this bag?

for past habits She would play for long hours with
her dolls.

shall offer Shall I help you carry the bag?

ought to for advice You ought to ride your bike carefully.

for obligation We ought to save our rivers.

might for possibility It might rain today.

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate modals.

1. It rain today.

2. I take your pen?

3. The train be late.

4. I cross the river.

5. He lead you to the hall.

6. Plants not grow on this soil.

7. Students respect their teachers.

8. Flight tickets be expensive soon.

9. Players exercise regularly.

10. we play another game of carrom?

11. They be travelling all over the country.

12. It seems difficult, but we reach our destination before
dusk.

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